Okaloosa Island is the Gulf front beach community of Fort Walton Beach, FL. Located between Fort Walton Beach and Destin. Okaloosa Island is famous for long sugar white sand beaches and emerald green water and is considered the best overall beach experience in the Destin area. Come take a stroll on the Okaloosa Island beaches, play in the surf, fish from the Okaloosa Island Pier or stroll on the boardwalk. Okaloosa Island has plenty of hotels, condominium rentals, family restaurants, shopping and nightly entertainment.

The Gulfarium, state parks, beach access and services. Fort Walton Beach is located across the bridge from Destin and Okaloosa Island and is located on the Inter-Coastal Waterway and on the Choctawhatchee Bay. In Fort Walton Beach…you will find hotels, grocery stores, down town shopping area, waterfront park, the Emerald Coast Children’s Science center, shopping malls, restaurants, nightlife and golf courses. Fort Walton Beach, FL is famous for its annual Billy Bow Legs Festival held the first week of June.